We read one of Paul’s toughest lists in 1 Corinthians 6 and refuse to let it become a weapon, because his point is not condemnation but transformation. We land on the promise that our past does not get the final word, because in Jesus we are washed, sanctified, and justified.
• why Paul says “do you not know” and how vice lists function rhetorically
• where our culture agrees with Paul while quietly tolerating greed, contempt, and coping through alcohol
• what porneia means and why Acts 15 matters for Christian sexual ethics
• why translation is interpretation and why malakoi and arsenokoitai raise hard questions
• the difference between condemning behavior and condemning people, including how we talk about orientation
• how the church can honor singleness without isolating singles, including friendship, hospitality, and healing touch
• “washed” as baptismal identity and Jesus’ cleansing that changes self-perception
• “sanctified” as God’s holy pull that reshapes desire and forms a priesthood for the world
• “justified” as God’s gift that ends the scramble to prove our worth and redefines the good life
“If you’ve never said yes to Jesus, there’ll be people that are just willing to pray with you.” “The people with the lanyards are the people you want to find if you’d like to receive prayer.”

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Esther Guy walks us through the intricate structure of 1 Corinthians 5.

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